Concrete form assembly having concrete form clip and method of forming a wall

Abstract

An illustrative example embodiment of a concrete form clip includes a body including two ends and a plurality of arms. One of the arms is near each of the ends. The arms are oriented transverse to the body. A plurality of projections extend from the body. Each of the projections is spaced from a respective one of the arms with a spacing between the projection and the respective arm to accommodate a portion of an edge of a form panel. At least one tab on at least one of the arms is transverse to the arm. The tab includes a tool receiving surface that facilitates using a tool to manipulate the clip relative to a form panel, which simplifies the task of removing the clip from the form panel.

I claim: 
     
       1. An assembly, comprising:
 at least two form panels; 
 concrete situated between the two form panels; and 
 a concrete form clip, comprising
 a body including two ends; 
 a plurality of arms, one of the arms being near one of the ends, another one of the arms being near another one of the ends, the arms being oriented transverse to the body; 
 a plurality of projections extending from the body, each of the projections being spaced from a respective one of the arms with a spacing between the projection and the respective arm accommodating a portion of an edge of one of the form panels; and 
 at least one tab on at least one of the arms, the at least one tab being transverse to the at least one of the arms, the at least one tab including a tool receiving surface that facilitates using a tool to manipulate the clip relative to at least one of the form panels for removing the concrete form clip from the at least one of the form panels, wherein the tool receiving surface comprises a recess in the tab that is configured to receive a portion of a tool. 
 
 
     
     
       2. The assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one tab comprises a plurality of tabs and each of the arms includes one of the tabs. 
     
     
       3. The assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the recess comprises an opening through the tab. 
     
     
       4. The assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the entire clip is a unitary, single-piece structure including the body, the arms, the projections and the at least one tab. 
     
     
       5. The assembly of  claim 4 , wherein the entire clip is formed from a single piece of metal. 
     
     
       6. The assembly of  claim 5 , wherein the single piece of metal is stamped to form the arms, the projections and the at least one tab. 
     
     
       7. The assembly of  claim 1 , wherein
 the body is flat; 
 the arms are flat and perpendicular to the body; and 
 the at least one tab is flat and perpendicular to the at least one of the arms. 
 
     
     
       8. A method of using a concrete form clip, the method comprising:
 placing the concrete form clip over edges of form panels to establish a desired spacing between the form panels at least in a vicinity of the edges prior to concrete being poured into the spacing between the form panels, wherein arms of the concrete form clip are respectively received against outside surfaces of the form panels and projections of the concrete form clip are respectively received against inside surfaces of the form panels; and 
 subsequent to a curing of concrete in the spacing,
 engaging a surface on a tab with a tool, wherein the tab is on one of the arms and extends away from the one of the arms in a direction away from the outside surface of the corresponding form panel, wherein the tab includes a recess and engaging the surface on the tab with the tool includes inserting a portion of the tool into the recess; and 
 using the tool to manipulate the tab relative to at least the corresponding form panel to move at least the arm away from the corresponding form panel. 
 
 
     
     
       9. The method of  claim 8 , comprising using the tool to manipulate the tab relative to the corresponding form panel to move the entire clip away from the corresponding form panel. 
     
     
       10. The method of  claim 8 , wherein using the tool includes pivoting the clip relative to the corresponding form panel. 
     
     
       11. The method of  claim 8 , wherein the recess comprises an opening through the tab and engaging the surface on the tab with the tool includes inserting a portion of the tool through the recess. 
     
     
       12. The method of  claim 11 , wherein using the tool to manipulate the tab relative to the corresponding form panel includes pivoting the tool and the arm relative to the corresponding form panel after inserting the portion of the tool through the recess. 
     
     
       13. An assembly, comprising:
 at least two form panels; 
 concrete situated between the two form panels; and 
 a concrete form clip, comprising
 a body including two ends; 
 a plurality of arms, one of the arms being near one of the ends, another one of the arms being near another one of the ends, the arms being oriented transverse to the body; 
 a plurality of projections extending from the body, each of the projections being spaced from a respective one of the arms with a spacing between the projection and the respective arm accommodating a portion of an edge of one of the form panels; and 
 
 at least one tab on at least one of the arms, the at least one tab being transverse to the at least one of the arms, the at least one tab including a tool receiving surface that facilitates using a tool to manipulate the clip relative to at least one of the form panels for removing the concrete form clip from the at least one of the form panels, 
 wherein the body is flat, the arms are flat and perpendicular to the body, and the at least one tab is flat and perpendicular to the at least one of the arms. 
 
     
     
       14. The assembly of  claim 13 , wherein the tool receiving surface comprises a recess in the tab that is configured to receive a portion of a tool. 
     
     
       15. The assembly of  claim 13 , wherein the at least one tab comprises a plurality of tabs and each of the arms includes one of the tabs. 
     
     
       16. The assembly of  claim 14 , wherein the recess comprises an opening through the tab. 
     
     
       17. The assembly of  claim 13 , wherein the entire clip is a unitary, single-piece structure including the body, the arms, the projections and the at least one tab. 
     
     
       18. The assembly of  claim 17 , wherein the entire clip is formed from a single piece of metal. 
     
     
       19. The assembly of  claim 18 , wherein the single piece of metal is stamped to form the arms, the projections and the at least one tab.